Arizona governor cuts grand bargain with Obama

12:46 PM,
Oct. 15, 2013

Written by

DeWayne Wickham

Out in the real world beyond the political trenches on Capitol Hill, the Republican governor of Arizona has cut a deal with the Obama administration that puts her state's interests above her party's.

Eleven days into the national government shutdown that, among other things, closed the nation's national parks, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer brokered an agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior that allows her to use state and local government funds and private donations to reopen the Grand Canyon National Park.

Brewer has had a testy relationship with President Obama. So such a concession ...